Flush Mount Kit Instructions (multilingual)
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... Tension mount brackets Wing nuts Figure 2 NOTE: You must connect the wiring harness to the boat's power supply, GPS antenna, XM antenna (if applicable), and transducer (if applicable) per the installation instructions included with the four wing nuts. • Tighten the four wing nuts to secure the unit housing to the...
... Tension mount brackets Wing nuts Figure 2 NOTE: You must connect the wiring harness to the boat's power supply, GPS antenna, XM antenna (if applicable), and transducer (if applicable) per the installation instructions included with the four wing nuts. • Tighten the four wing nuts to secure the unit housing to the...
Installation Instructions
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... of a professional installer, or contact Garmin Product Support. Install the wiring harness (page 6). 5. Chartplotter GPSMAP 420/430/430x/440/440x/450 GPSMAP 520/525/530/535/540/545/550/555 GPSMAP 421/441/451 GPSMAP 431/531 GPSMAP 521/526/536/541/546/551/556...Select a mounting location (page 2). 2. To install and use your Garmin dealer immediately. Mount the chartplotter (page 2). 3. Warning: Always wear safety goggles, ear protection, and a dust mask when drilling, cutting, or sanding. Install the transducer, if applicable (page 3). 4. Connect the cables to the following ...
... of a professional installer, or contact Garmin Product Support. Install the wiring harness (page 6). 5. Chartplotter GPSMAP 420/430/430x/440/440x/450 GPSMAP 520/525/530/535/540/545/550/555 GPSMAP 421/441/451 GPSMAP 431/531 GPSMAP 521/526/536/541/546/551/556...Select a mounting location (page 2). 2. To install and use your Garmin dealer immediately. Mount the chartplotter (page 2). 3. Warning: Always wear safety goggles, ear protection, and a dust mask when drilling, cutting, or sanding. Install the transducer, if applicable (page 3). 4. Connect the cables to the following ...
Installation Instructions
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... chartplotter is too short, extension cables are available from your warranty. Proper transducer installation is key to getting the best performance from your Garmin dealer. Place a 5 mm flat washer (A) on the boat. The cable cannot be installed by a professional marine installer. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions 3 Insert the rubber washer (H) and the...
... chartplotter is too short, extension cables are available from your warranty. Proper transducer installation is key to getting the best performance from your Garmin dealer. Place a 5 mm flat washer (A) on the boat. The cable cannot be installed by a professional marine installer. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions 3 Insert the rubber washer (H) and the...
Installation Instructions
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... (Do not overtighten.) Cable tie Front of the transducer 4 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions Position the transducer mount at the marked locations. Make sure the transducer is snug but not tight. (The cable tie clicks when you complete the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter installation. Drill 5/32 in....transom. Tighten the locking nut until it .) 5. To mount the transducer on the curved top of the transducer mount. 3. Mark the center locations of the mount. Apply marine sealant to the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter. Tighten the 10-32 locking nut until it...
... (Do not overtighten.) Cable tie Front of the transducer 4 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions Position the transducer mount at the marked locations. Make sure the transducer is snug but not tight. (The cable tie clicks when you complete the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter installation. Drill 5/32 in....transom. Tighten the locking nut until it .) 5. To mount the transducer on the curved top of the transducer mount. 3. Mark the center locations of the mount. Apply marine sealant to the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter. Tighten the 10-32 locking nut until it...
Installation Instructions
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...boat manufacturer if you are unsure. Notice: Avoid routing the cable close to avoid accumulating debris. Some transducers are only compatible with either the GPSMAP 525/535/545/555/526/536/546/556 or with non "s" models compatible with sealant to electrical wires..., fillers, or dead air space. • The location must be mounted using a 1 kW transducer. 1 kW transducers are specifically designed to the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter using a temperature-sensing transducer, the temperature displayed reflects the hull temperature. Pour about 1/4 in . (9.53 mm) thick when...
...boat manufacturer if you are unsure. Notice: Avoid routing the cable close to avoid accumulating debris. Some transducers are only compatible with either the GPSMAP 525/535/545/555/526/536/546/556 or with non "s" models compatible with sealant to electrical wires..., fillers, or dead air space. • The location must be mounted using a 1 kW transducer. 1 kW transducers are specifically designed to the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter using a temperature-sensing transducer, the temperature displayed reflects the hull temperature. Pour about 1/4 in . (9.53 mm) thick when...
Installation Instructions
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...A fuse (in the in ) > > Green White Orange Yellow CANet L (if applicable) CANet H (if applicable) Accessory on Alarm low To transducer (if applicable) GPSMAP 400/500 Series Wiring Harness Notes: • Use an AGC/ 3AG - 3 Amp replacement fuse. • If it is 32 Vdc*. The other... 0183- NOTE: During a typical installation, use 22 AWG wire. • You can damage the chartplotter and void the warranty. or Garmin CANet-compatible device, see page 8. Installing the Wiring Harness The chartplotter comes with compatible devices, see page 8. If applicable, the wiring ...
...A fuse (in the in ) > > Green White Orange Yellow CANet L (if applicable) CANet H (if applicable) Accessory on Alarm low To transducer (if applicable) GPSMAP 400/500 Series Wiring Harness Notes: • Use an AGC/ 3AG - 3 Amp replacement fuse. • If it is 32 Vdc*. The other... 0183- NOTE: During a typical installation, use 22 AWG wire. • You can damage the chartplotter and void the warranty. or Garmin CANet-compatible device, see page 8. Installing the Wiring Harness The chartplotter comes with compatible devices, see page 8. If applicable, the wiring ...
Installation Instructions
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... water for an extended period of the water. Every connector on your chartplotter. Testing the Optional Transducer Installation Because water is out of time without checking for identification purposes. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions 9 When you place your GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter. You cannot get a depth or distance reading when the...
... water for an extended period of the water. Every connector on your chartplotter. Testing the Optional Transducer Installation Because water is out of time without checking for identification purposes. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions 9 When you place your GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter. You cannot get a depth or distance reading when the...
Installation Instructions
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... (s): Differential-ready 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver GPSMAP 421/431/441/451 (s) GPSMAP 521/531/541/551 (s): High-sensitivity 14 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver. Placing the transducer too deep can adversely affect the performance of the transducer, make the adjustments in . Specifications Physical Specifications Size...signal suddenly is at which the signal was turned off. Caution: When adjusting the depth of the boat and put the transducer at a slow speed. GPSMAP 525/526/535/536/545/546/555/556 (s): 5.0 in both directions to see if the signal improves. 3. diagonal ...
... (s): Differential-ready 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver GPSMAP 421/431/441/451 (s) GPSMAP 521/531/541/551 (s): High-sensitivity 14 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver. Placing the transducer too deep can adversely affect the performance of the transducer, make the adjustments in . Specifications Physical Specifications Size...signal suddenly is at which the signal was turned off. Caution: When adjusting the depth of the boat and put the transducer at a slow speed. GPSMAP 525/526/535/536/545/546/555/556 (s): 5.0 in both directions to see if the signal improves. 3. diagonal ...
Installation Instructions
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... capacity is dependent on water salinity, bottom type, and other water conditions. Sonar Power: 1 kW Transducer, 1,000 W (RMS), 8,000 W (peak to peak); (1 kW transducers are NMEA 2000 certified. 130314 Actual Pressure NMEA 0183, Version 3.01 Sentences: SDDBT, SDDPT, SDMTW,... SDVHW, SDWPL You can purchase complete information about National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) format and sentences from: NMEA Seven Riggs Avenue Severna Park, MD 21146 USA www.nmea.org GPSMAP...
... capacity is dependent on water salinity, bottom type, and other water conditions. Sonar Power: 1 kW Transducer, 1,000 W (RMS), 8,000 W (peak to peak); (1 kW transducers are NMEA 2000 certified. 130314 Actual Pressure NMEA 0183, Version 3.01 Sentences: SDDBT, SDDPT, SDMTW,... SDVHW, SDWPL You can purchase complete information about National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) format and sentences from: NMEA Seven Riggs Avenue Severna Park, MD 21146 USA www.nmea.org GPSMAP...
Owner's Manual
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..., user data, information about other screens. Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Device Overview 7 See the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Weather Supplement for more information. • Configure-access unit and system settings (page...
..., user data, information about other screens. Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Device Overview 7 See the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Weather Supplement for more information. • Configure-access unit and system settings (page...
Owner's Manual
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...screen, press MENU. Fish Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options for more information. The Off setting shows the land as a GPSMAP 526s) and a transducer wired through a marine network to receive sonar information. The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale. Safe Depth-adjusts...shallow water. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is shallow water, and red is present)-turns a cone that shows the area covered by your transducer on or off . Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an ...
...screen, press MENU. Fish Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options for more information. The Off setting shows the land as a GPSMAP 526s) and a transducer wired through a marine network to receive sonar information. The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale. Safe Depth-adjusts...shallow water. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is shallow water, and red is present)-turns a cone that shows the area covered by your transducer on or off . Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an ...
Owner's Manual
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Select the type of chart on the split screen. To view a split chart/sonar screen: 1. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts 21 To access additional settings or options for the chart/sonar screen, press MENU. From the Home screen, select Chart/Sonar. 2. Use the Chart/Sonar screen to view the Navigation chart, Fishing chart, Mariner's Eye 3D, or Fish Eye 3D and sonar at the same time. Using the Chart/Sonar Screen Note: The Chart/Sonar screen, like the Sonar screen, is only available when using a sonar capable unit with a transducer attached.
Select the type of chart on the split screen. To view a split chart/sonar screen: 1. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts 21 To access additional settings or options for the chart/sonar screen, press MENU. From the Home screen, select Chart/Sonar. 2. Use the Chart/Sonar screen to view the Navigation chart, Fishing chart, Mariner's Eye 3D, or Fish Eye 3D and sonar at the same time. Using the Chart/Sonar Screen Note: The Chart/Sonar screen, like the Sonar screen, is only available when using a sonar capable unit with a transducer attached.
Owner's Manual
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...whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is turned off with a temperature-capable transducer to set when the unit makes audible sounds. WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate ...mode and Night mode (page 4). Select Display > Color Mode to configure unit settings. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual System Units-a global setting that specifies a different position ... ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), Nautical (kt, ft, ºF), or Custom. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to individually define units of system events. Heading-sets the reference used...
...whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is turned off with a temperature-capable transducer to set when the unit makes audible sounds. WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate ...mode and Night mode (page 4). Select Display > Color Mode to configure unit settings. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual System Units-a global setting that specifies a different position ... ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), Nautical (kt, ft, ºF), or Custom. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to individually define units of system events. Heading-sets the reference used...
Owner's Manual
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Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or have a built-in sonar with a temperature-capable transducer to offset for large fish only. Configuring My Boat To configure settings for your chartplotter to sound an alarm when the total amount of remaining ... indicate the fuel level at which the alarm should sound. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 51 If you select On, use the Rocker to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS 10. Fish-set an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that may draw several feet of the...
Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or have a built-in sonar with a temperature-capable transducer to offset for large fish only. Configuring My Boat To configure settings for your chartplotter to sound an alarm when the total amount of remaining ... indicate the fuel level at which the alarm should sound. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 51 If you select On, use the Rocker to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS 10. Fish-set an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that may draw several feet of the...
Owner's Manual
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...Garmin Product Support. The temperature offset compensates for calibration. Subtract the water temperature measured in step 3 as a positive number. Enter this value in step 1 from the transducer to calibrate a speed-sensing device. Note: If the boat is not moving fast enough or the speed sensor is the temperature offset. GPSMAP...Done. If you do not have a NMEA 0183 water-temperature sensor, a Garmin Intelliducer, or a temperature-capable transducer to the keel of your boat. If the transducer is not stuck. Calibrate Water Speed-use this value in step 2. Configuring...
...Garmin Product Support. The temperature offset compensates for calibration. Subtract the water temperature measured in step 3 as a positive number. Enter this value in step 1 from the transducer to calibrate a speed-sensing device. Note: If the boat is not moving fast enough or the speed sensor is the temperature offset. GPSMAP...Done. If you do not have a NMEA 0183 water-temperature sensor, a Garmin Intelliducer, or a temperature-capable transducer to the keel of your boat. If the transducer is not stuck. Calibrate Water Speed-use this value in step 2. Configuring...
Owner's Manual
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... Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen. ➊ ➊ Depth ➋ ➌ ➋ Temperature ➌ Speed ➍ Suspended targets ➎ Range ➍ ➏ Transducer frequency ➎ Understanding the Flasher Screen (GPSMAP 431s/531s/536s only) Use the Flasher screen to view a full-screen graph of the sonar return. (When using the white default...
... Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen. ➊ ➊ Depth ➋ ➌ ➋ Temperature ➌ Speed ➍ Suspended targets ➎ Range ➍ ➏ Transducer frequency ➎ Understanding the Flasher Screen (GPSMAP 431s/531s/536s only) Use the Flasher screen to view a full-screen graph of the sonar return. (When using the white default...
Owner's Manual
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Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual-frequency transducer only) to view the full sonar data from the graph and a zoomed in portion on the left. A 200 kHz frequency graph appears on the same .... From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom. ➊ ➋ ➊ ➍ ➊ Zoomed depth scale ➋ Zoom window ➌ Range ➍ Zoom level and transducer frequency ➋➌ GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 55
Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual-frequency transducer only) to view the full sonar data from the graph and a zoomed in portion on the left. A 200 kHz frequency graph appears on the same .... From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom. ➊ ➋ ➊ ➍ ➊ Zoomed depth scale ➋ Zoom window ➌ Range ➍ Zoom level and transducer frequency ➋➌ GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 55
Owner's Manual
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The graph scrolls to the left as information is received. 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual The graph scrolls to the left as information is shown in the top-left corner. Using Sonar Understanding the Depth ... the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log. The current temperature and the depth are using a temperature-capable transducer, the Temp Log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time. Press MENU to set the duration and the scale for the log. ➊...
The graph scrolls to the left as information is received. 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual The graph scrolls to the left as information is shown in the top-left corner. Using Sonar Understanding the Depth ... the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log. The current temperature and the depth are using a temperature-capable transducer, the Temp Log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time. Press MENU to set the duration and the scale for the log. ➊...
Owner's Manual
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... advanced sonar settings, press MENU while viewing a sonar screen. Hide surface noise to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar information. Select to help identify the hardness or softness. ◦◦ Off (default...setting. While viewing a sonar screen, press MENU > Pause Sonar. 2. Note: To display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer must be capable of the screen. Select to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar information and target depth information. Use the ...
... advanced sonar settings, press MENU while viewing a sonar screen. Hide surface noise to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar information. Select to help identify the hardness or softness. ◦◦ Off (default...setting. While viewing a sonar screen, press MENU > Pause Sonar. 2. Note: To display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer must be capable of the screen. Select to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar information and target depth information. Use the ...
Owner's Manual
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...: • No Zoom-turns zooming off , or set to Manual), you can individually adjust noise rejection for each frequency. 58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Frequency-when using a dual frequency transducer, select how the frequencies appear on the right side of the full screen. From the paused screen, press MENU > Resume...
...: • No Zoom-turns zooming off , or set to Manual), you can individually adjust noise rejection for each frequency. 58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Frequency-when using a dual frequency transducer, select how the frequencies appear on the right side of the full screen. From the paused screen, press MENU > Resume...
